CSQ Dividend
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 8.28%
- Annual dividend
- $1.62
- Payout ratio
- 0.20
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $19.51
- Market cap
- $3.1B
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.1350
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is CSQ a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is above the market median8.28% against a median of 2.85% across US dividend payers.
- Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.20 means roughly 20% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
- Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 22 complete years, the annual total fell in 2009, 2010, 2024. The most recent reduction was in 2024.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
CSQ dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does CSQ pay a dividend?
- Yes. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 8.28% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.62 per share.
- How much does CSQ pay in dividends?
- $1.62 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next CSQ ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is November 13, 2026, with payment on November 20, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.